Mitt Romney Accidentally Confronts A Gay Veteran; Awesomeness Ensues

This is great. Mitt gets asked about same-sex marriage and basic rights for married couples. Mitt, of course, thinking that there can't possibly be
an old rugged army vet who's gay, enthusiastically and proudly throws down what he probably thought was a slam dunk only to find out that he happily
told the guy he didn't want him to be treated with equality. Hilarious.

Back in December 2011 during a campaign stop in New Hampshire, Mitt Romney decided to drop by Vietnam War veteran Bob Garon's breakfast table for
a quick photo-op. What Romney didn't realize is that Garon was sitting with his husband, whom he had married just a few months earlier. What followed
might be the single greatest "oblivious Romney" moment of the entire campaign. Enjoy.

We have the same debate going on in Australia and those against same sex marriage all spout the same rubbish over and over i.e. "Marriage is between
a man and a woman". That's the only justification they ever come up with and it is the most flimsy BS justification I can think of.

Could someone please link the youtube clip in that blog? It says youtube but my smartphone just isnt smart enough to play it on that blog, you would
think a youtube video would play on any website like they play on youtube but my phone doesn't agree with that lol.

Thanks in advance and just an fyi if you embedded it I wont see it :/ mobile ATS thing

So should Mitt have said he supported gay marriage to appease this guy? I applaud any politician that is consistent, and doesn't just tell people
what they want to hear.

First of all, taking away rights from veterans cannot be justified. Citing a dogmatic godling as a basis for evil is no justification and is really
not up for debate. I have no respect for "consistency" if it is a consistent violation of civil rights.

Secondly, he obviously thought he was preaching to the choir at first and was very smug about it. The gradual change in the conversation is what's
so priceless.

Mitt Romney is against equal civil rights, he's hateful and bigoted. This really shouldn't surprise anyone, his religion teaches that black people
and native americans were cursed with dark skin because of their sins. It also teaches that homosexuality is a product of evil.

We have the same debate going on in Australia and those against same sex marriage all spout the same rubbish over and over i.e. "Marriage is between
a man and a woman". That's the only justification they ever come up with and it is the most flimsy BS justification I can think of.

I hope you guys can keep Mitt out of the White House

For some Mormons it is between a Man and a Woman and a Woman and a Woman and a Woman and....

Because the issue isn't about what people want to hear but how people want to live.

They want to have equality regardless of their choice of lifestyle...and if a person serves their country in the name of freedom and liberty...then
they definitely should have freedom and liberty in their personal lives, both while in the military and afterward.

The man in the video expressed it perfectly: what's the difference?

AND ALSO, now that there is no more 'don't ask-don't tell' oppression...a lot more veterans and active servicemen and -women have the freedom to
be honest about their personal lives (if they want...at the very least, they can write down who they want to for 'emergency contact' or 'next of
kin') without jeopardizing their military careers.

See he wants to go the way of Obama just because he will entertain the idea, bet Obama will say no once he gets in though. Wasn't Ron Paul for gay
marriage? Is the 3rd party option not for this as well?

Australia is having the same issues now and I have to take the Ron Paul stance that yes let it happen but gay people can't force it on others to have
to like it though and as long as they don't try and change the church to recognise them and want their cerimonies at a church and use celebrates there
shouldn't be a problem.

As for that vid as someone said before hardly a gotcha moment he got his answer and so did everyone else that watches it.

How exactly is marriage a "right"? It is not mentioned as a right in ANY of our founding documents and is not as recognized natural right.

If marriage between two men is a right, is polygamy also a right? If your state wants to allow for gay marriage thats fine, go for it. But lets not
rewrite history and pretend like marriage appears ANYWHERE as a right in any of our countries documents...

If people want gay marriage, then vote for it. Otherwise imposing it on the nation is no better than any other tyrannical act.

It is not mentioned as a right in ANY of our founding documents and is not as recognized natural right.

"The Equal Protection Clause, part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, provides that "no state shall ... deny to any person
within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws"

Straight people get "gaids", too. So... is AIDs your issue? So if a straight soldier contracted AIDs from his wife, he should get a WalMart wedding
too? Just trying to see how deep your bigotry is running here or if you just have a thing against sick people, in general.

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